Bridle-bit.



' M. D. & A. Q. Moss.

BRIDLE BIT. APPLICATION FILED 115.11.28, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTEN DILLARD MOSS AND ARCI-IIE QUILLAIN MOSS, OF ELBERTON, GEORGIA.

BRIDLE-BIT.

To all whom it may concer/n:

Be it known that we, MARTEN D. Moss and ARcHrE Q. Moss, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Elberton, in the county of Elbert and Stateof Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBridle-Bits; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description o't' the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bridle bits,the object being to produce a device ot' this nature consisting of a bitproper for engagement with the mouth ofthe animal and in the provisionot' links which are pivoted one to each end et the bit proper and havinglinks connected thereto and adapted to fulcrum in the rings at the endsof the mouth bit and so arranged as to pass underneath the chin of theanimal in the mouth of which the bit proper is held and so arrangedthat, when the reins are drawn taut, the links will coperate with thebit and grip the under j aw.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinationsand arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andthen specifically defined in the appended claim.

I illustrate my invention in the accom-V panying drawings, in whichFigure l is a perspective view showing the application of the device tothe mouth of an animal, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective ofa bit.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a bit which may be of any `form adapted to engage the mouthof the animal, said bits being turned to form eyes A at the ends towhich are connected the rings B. Reins C are fastened to said rings andthereby affording means whereby the bit may be utilized as anSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 28, 1910.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

serial No. 552,003.

ordinary bit. Links D are turned at their ends to form eyes D and D2respectively, said eyes D being adapted to engage the eyes A formed atthe ends of the bit A and to the eyes D2 are pivotally connected theeyes E formed at the ends of the links F, which links F pass through therings and the other ends have connected thereto the rings K to which thereins N are fastened. It will be noted that the links which arepivot-ally coni-lected to the eyes at the ends of the bit are adaptedto'intersect each other and are slightly curved and adapted to engageunderneath the chin of the animal to which the bit is applied.

In operation, when it is desired to utilize the links for gripping thechin of the animal, by pulling upon the reins N, the two curved linkswhich intersect each other may be drawn 'forcibly against the chin andCooperating with the hit serves as a secure means for controlling theanimal. As the reins N are drawn upon, the links which pass through saidrings in which they are fulcrumed will form a powerful leverage as willbe readily understood.

That we claim to be new is A bit comprising a bar, the ends of which arebent laterally and upon the same side of the bar to form eyes, a ring ineach of said eyes, rods each pivotally connected to one of said eyes,said rods substantially the length of the bit intermediate the eyes atthe ends thereof, links one passing through each of said rings andhaving pivotal connection at its inner end with one of said rods, whichlatter intersect each other midway the length of the bit, the outer endof each link formed into an eye, and a ring connected to each eye ofsaid links.

In testimony whereof we hereunto atiix our signatures in the presence oftwo witnesses.

l\/IARTEN DILLARD MOSS. AROHIE QUILLAIN MOSS. Vitnesses GEORGEHAsLE'ivr, E. O. CAsoN.

